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Mike Heatwole VP Public Affairs, Pebble Partnership: “Some of the top line findings that we have been talking about heavily focus on the fact that the project would not heavily impact either Bristol Bay or the Cook Inlet.” To date, about 8,400 public comments have been uploaded to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement website with more incoming, according to a release from the Corps. Facebook0TwitterEmailPrintFriendly分享The deadline for submitting comments for the Pebble Limited Partnership draft environmental impact statement is July 1. The Corps will consider all comments received by that date before finalizing the document and making a permit decision. You can also make a public comment online by clicking here. Any personal information submitted, included names, addresses or email information, will be accessible on public record. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved an extension to the public comment period for an additional 30-days back in May for draft EIS.The extension brings the length of the public comment period to 120-days. To mail in your public comment, address your envelope to:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska DistrictATTN: DA Permit Application 2017-271, Pebble Limited Partnership645 G Street Suite 100-921Anchorage, Alaska 99501read more

ADC AUTHOR Southeastern Connecticut is using an Office of Economic Adjustment grant for a study to make sure the community’s ready for an influx of new sailors and submarine builders. “We’re trying to get in front of a good problem,” Bob Ross, executive director of the state’s Office of Military Affairs, told The Day…. A long-delayed redevelopment plan at Fort Lawton, Wash., will be released next month after a dispute over its housing options, according to the Queen Anne & Magnolia News.The USS Indiana transits the Thames River near Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 29. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Hoskinsread more

Tags Comments Share your voice Facebook Mobile Tech Industry 10 Now playing: Watch this: Facebook is putting women on the front line of its war… 4:06 Staff sit at computers inside a Facebook content moderation center in Berlin. Soeren Stache/Getty Images Some of the workers saw video of a man being stabbed to death. Others viewed acts of bestiality or animals being tortured. Suicides and beheadings popped up too.The reason for watching the gruesome content: to determine whether it should be pulled from Facebook before more members of the world’s largest social network could see it.Content moderators protect Facebook’s 2.3 billion users from exposure to humanity’s darkest impulses. Scouring posts that’ve been flagged by other members of the social network or by the Silicon Valley giant’s artificial intelligence tools, they quickly decide what stays up and what comes down. But reviewing the posts comes with a cost. Constant exposure to violence, hatred and sordid acts can wreak havoc on a person’s mental health. Former content moderators have already filed a lawsuit against Facebook in which they say repeated exposure to violent images caused psychological trauma. There’s a reason being a content moderator has been called “the worst job in technology.”It’s also an important job, and one that isn’t handled by Facebook employees. Instead, it’s outsourced to contractors, some of whom turn to drugs and sex in the workplace to distract themselves from the abhorrent images they see every day, according to a February story in The Verge, which reported that some of the workers make as little as $28,800 per year. That’s just over the federal poverty level for a family of four. Facebook said in May that it plans to raise the minimum hourly wage for contract workers, which is currently $15 per hour. Details of the working conditions of content moderators are still coming out. On Wednesday, The Verge reported that a content moderator who worked at a site in Florida operated by Cognizant died after having a heart attack at his desk. The site in Tampa was reportedly a stressful, dirty and unhealthy environment. Cognizant says that it works to “ensure a safe, clean, and supportive work environment.”Contracting in the tech industry has reached a flashpoint, escalating tensions in Silicon Valley’s world of haves and have-nots. Contractors and temps don’t get the health care or retirement benefits that full-time employees do, a difference that hasn’t gone unnoticed. Last year, contract workers at Google protested, demanding higher wages and benefits.Facebook said Wednesday it works with its contractors “to provide a level of support and compensation that leads the industry.” The social media giant also said its thoughts go out to family, friends and co-workers of the deceased moderator.”There will inevitably be employee challenges or dissatisfaction that call our commitment to this work and our partners’ employees into question,” a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement. “When the circumstances warrant action on the part of management, we make sure it happens.”Here’s a look at five of the companies that have worked with Facebook to police content.CognizantA multinational provider of services to technology, finance, health care, retail and other companies, Cognizant offers services including app development, consulting, information technology and digital strategy.Based in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant has roughly 281,600 employees around the world, according to its annual report. Nearly 70 percent of its workforce is in India.The company’s role in supporting Facebook’s content moderation activities was the subject of recent stories in The Verge, which reported that roughly 1,000 Cognizant employees at its Phoenix office evaluate posts for potentially violating Facebook rules against hate speech, violence and terrorism. Cognizant Technology Solutions office in Chennai, India. The company works with Facebook on content moderation. Madhu Kapparath/Getty Images The workers get two 15-minute breaks, a 30-minute lunch and nine minutes of “wellness time” per day. They also have access to counselors and a hotline, according to the report.Still, some workers said that constant exposure to depravity has taken its toll. One former content moderator said he started to believe conspiracy theories, such as 9/11 being a hoax, after reviewing videos promoting the idea that the terrorist attack was faked. The former employee said he had brought a gun to work because he feared that fired employees would return to the office to harm those who still had jobs. Cognizant said in February it looked into “specific workplace issues raised in a recent report,” that it had “previously taken action where necessary” and that it has “steps in place to continue to address these concerns and any others raised by our employees.”The company outlined the resources it offers employees, including wellness classes, counselors and a 24-hour hotline.Cognizant also runs a site in Tampa, Florida that employs about 800 workers, according to The Verge. Workers at that facility have filed two sexual harassment complaints against coworkers since April. “Like any large employer, Cognizant routinely and professionally responds to and addresses general workplace and personnel issues in its facilities,” Cognizant said in a statement on Wednesday. “Our Tampa facility is no different. Cognizant works hard to ensure a safe, clean, and supportive work environment for all of our associates.”PRO UnlimitedBased in Boca Raton, Florida, PRO Unlimited provides services and software used by clients in more than 90 countries. Last year, Selena Scola, a former PRO Unlimited employee, who worked as a Facebook content moderator, filed a lawsuit alleging that she suffered from psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder caused by viewing thousands of disturbing images of violence. Scola’s PTSD symptoms can pop up when she hears loud noises or touches a computer mouse, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit was amended to include two more former content moderators who worked at Facebook through staffing companies. “Her symptoms are also triggered when she recalls or describes graphic imagery she was exposed to as a content moderator,” the lawsuit states, referring to Scola.Filed in superior court in Northern California’s San Mateo County, the lawsuit alleges Facebook violated California law by creating dangerous working conditions. Facebook content moderators are asked to review more than 10 million posts per week that may violate the social network’s rules, according to the lawsuit, which seeks class-action status.At the time the original lawsuit was filed, Facebook acknowledged the work can be stressful and said it requires the company it works with for content moderation to provide support such as counseling and relaxation areas.Facebook in a court filing denied Scola’s allegations and called for the case to be dismissed. A Facebook spokeswoman said the social media giant no longer uses PRO Unlimited for content moderation. PRO Unlimited didn’t respond to a request for comment.AccentureOne of the most prestigious consultancies in the world, Dublin-based Accenture has more than 459,000 people serving clients across 40 industries and in more than 120 countries, according to its website.People enter an Accenture office in downtown Helsinki. Jussi Nukari/Getty Images In February, Facebook content reviewers at an Accenture facility in Austin, Texas, complained about a “Big Brother” environment, alleging they weren’t allowed to use their phones at their desk or take “wellness” breaks during the first and last hour of their shift, according to a memo obtained by Business Insider. “Despite our pride in our work, Content Moderators have a secondary status in [the] hierarchy of the workplace, both within the Facebook and the Accenture structure,” the memo read. Accenture didn’t respond to a request for comment. At the time, Facebook said there had been a “misunderstanding” and that content moderators are encouraged to take wellness breaks at any time throughout the day. Some of Accenture’s clients have included other tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon. More than three-quarters of Fortune Global 500 companies work with Accenture. ArvatoOne of Facebook’s largest content moderation centers is in Germany, a country that started enforcing a strict hate speech law last year that would fine social media companies up to 50 million euros ($58 million) if they didn’t pull down hate speech and other offensive content quickly enough. Arvato, owned by the German media company Bertelsmann, runs a content moderation center in Berlin. The company has faced complaints about working conditions and the toll the job takes on workers’ mental health.In 2017, Arvato said in a statement that it takes the well-being of its employees seriously and provides health care and access to company doctors, psychologists and social services. The company, based in Gütersloh, Germany, has 70,000 employees in more than 40 countries. It’s been providing Facebook with content moderation services since 2015. Arvato, which was rebranded last week as Majorel, said it offers content moderators a salary that’s 20 percent above minimum wage and support such as wellness classes and counselors. Workers can also take “resiliency breaks” at any time of the day.”We are proud to be a partner of Facebook and work in alignment with them to offer a competitive compensation package that includes a comprehensive benefits package,” a company spokesperson said in a statement. “We will continue to work together to improve our offerings and support of our employees.” GenpactNew York-based professional services firm Genpact won a contract with Facebook last year to provide content moderation, according to The Economic Times.Concerns about the mental health of Facebook content moderators weren’t enough to scare off applicants in India, who flocked to jobs that paid between 225,000 and 400,000 rupees a year (about $3,150-$5,600). Genpact was searching for content moderators fluent in Tamil, Punjabi and other Indian languages.Some Genpact workers have complained about low pay and a stressful work environment, according to a report this week by Reuters. One former Genpact employee told the news outlet that at least three times he’s “seen women employees breaking down on the floor, reliving the trauma of watching suicides real-time.”Facebook pushed back against allegations of low pay but outlined the work it was doing to improve working conditions for content moderators. In an email, a Genpact spokesperson confirmed that it partners with Facebook but said it doesn’t comment on work with clients. “As a company we bring our extensive experience in the field of content review and operations to our partners by providing industry-leading support for our team of content reviewers and a best-in-class working environment,” the Genpact spokesperson said in a statement. “We take very seriously this work and the services that we provide to our clients.”First published on March 1 at 4:00 a.m. PTUpdate, 4:03 p.m. PT: Includes new material from Facebook about PRO Unlimited. Update, 5:24 p.m. PT: Includes material about an amended lawsuit against Facebook.Update, June 19: Includes new reported details of a Cognizant facility in Tampa, Florida. read more

Samantha and Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas in Alludu SeenuTwitterActress Samantha Akkineni is said to have rejected RX 100 fame director Ajay Bhupathi’s offer to play the female lead opposite Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas in his upcoming movie even after her remuneration was doubled.Some star kids like Akhil Akkineni, Allu Sirish, Varun Tej and Sai Dharam Tej made their acting debut in recent years, but none of their first movies featured an A-list actress in the female lead. Their parents and the filmmakers had played it safe and roped in newbies for the heroines’ roles.But Bellamkonda Suresh took a different path by bringing in A-list actress Samantha Akkineni and director VV Vinayak on board for his son Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas’ launch movie Alludu Seenu (2014). But the producers failed to get him a big break with it. Srinivas has done four other movies, which also featured most sought-after actresses, but failed to give him the much-needed break.Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas, who has teamed up with director Ajay Bhupathi of RX 100 fame for his next project, does not seem to have learned a lesson from his failures as he is still after popular heroines. It is rumoured that the actor wants to romance Samantha Akkineni again in this movie, which is tentatively titled Mahasamudram.It is reported that Mahasamudram is set against mafia backdrop and it is going to be high on action quotient. It is said that there is a little scope for the acting of the female lead. It is said to be more of a glamourous role with a big twist. Ajay Bhupathi is said to be expecting a lot of glamour treat from his leading lady.Ajay Bhupathi reportedly approached Samantha Akkineni with this offer. The makers were ready to give her double payment as remuneration for this role. But the actress is said to have rejected this offer and the reason is yet to be known. However, sources from the industry claim that she has stopped accepting glamour roles after tying the knot with her boyfriend Naga Chaitanya.Samantha Akkineni, who was last in bilingual movie U-Turn, has Tamil film Super Deluxe and two Telugu films like Majili and O Baby! Yentha Sakkagunnave in her kitty. Majili, which is slated for April 5 release, happens to be her first movie with husband Naga Chaitanya post-wedding. Hence, there is huge hype and curiosity about this film.read more

Road accident illustration by Prothom AloThree people were killed when a truck hit a motorbike on Dhaka-Pabna highway at Birahimpur of Aminpur upazila in Pabna on Monday, reports UNB.The deceased are Rafiqul Islam, 35, a resident of Chinakhara Adampara in Sujanagar upazila, Mokhter Hossain, 32, a resident of Birahimpur village and Isa Khan, 28, a resident of Atraisukha village in Sathia upazila.The accident took place around 12:30pm when the truck dashed the bike from behind, leaving its three riders killed on the spot.On information, police recovered the bodies and sent those to local hospital morgue for autopsy.Police seized the truck but its driver and his helper managed to flee the scene.read more

X 00:00 /00:46 To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: After Hurricane Harvey, care providers thought an influx of grant money would help them hire more bilingual counselors, specifically who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, or Farsi. “That would have been the same six months earlier or a year earlier, but the funds weren’t there so it’s really brought that issue to light,” said Alejandra Posada, Chief Program Officer at Mental Health America Houston.Often, counselors will have to conduct sessions through an interpreter over a phone call.Posada says the issue extends to outreach as well — information, like brochures on mental health care, are not readily available in languages besides English and Spanish. She says right now, organizations like hers are focused on getting more bilingual students in the pipeline to become counselors. As demand for mental health care in Houston has grown over the past year, providers say the lack of bilingual counselors has become more apparent. Share Listenread more

Listen at WEAA Live Stream: http://amber.streamguys.com.4020/live.m3uMaryland Governor Larry Hogan says, `no’ to Syrian refugees and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings Blake says, `yes.’ We’ll examine the Syrian refugee crisis through the lens of the GOP and Democratic parties. Plus, Baltimore mayoral candidate and state Senator Catherine Elizabeth Pugh sits down for an interview. These stories and more coming up this evening on AFRO’s First Edition with Sean Yoes.

By Mark F. Gray, Special to the AFRO, mgray@afro.comPrince George’s County Police are mourning the loss of one of their own after a motorcycle crash claimed the life of an off duty officer in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Officer Davon McKenzie, 24, was killed in a multi-vehicle crash while riding his motorcycle off the Capital Beltway in Largo, according to Maryland State Police who is handling the investigation.“The Prince George’s County Police family is brokenhearted at the loss of this young officer and only son,” said Prince George’s County Police Chief Hank Stawinski in a statement. “He was well respected and loved by his fellow officers. I, on behalf of all of us who were at the hospital and all those who couldn’t be, extend our deepest condolences to his family.”Officer Davon McKenzie, 24, while riding his motorcycle off duty, was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on I-495. (Courtesy Photo)McKenzie had been with the department since 2017 and was assigned to the patrol unit. He also was a school resource officer in Prince George’s County Public Schools.According to police accounts McKenzie was riding his Suzuki motorcycle on the Capital Beltway between Maryland Route 202 and Arena Drive shortly after 11:20 p.m. Tuesday evening when a Nissan Altima was attempting to merge onto southbound Interstate I-495 from Maryland Route 202 when it struck a commercial street sweeper in the slow lanes near the ramp.The driver of the Nissan then lost control and veered across all of the southbound lanes and struck McKenzie’s motorcycle that was in the fast lane which impact threw McKenzie from the motorcycle, over the wall and into oncoming traffic, where he was struck by two northbound vehicles.All vehicles involved in the crash remained on the scene. McKenzie was transported to the University of Maryland Prince George’s Hospital Center, where he was pronounced dead.“Today we mourn the loss of Officer Davon McKenzie, who in addition to serving the Prince George’s County community served PGCPS students directly as a School Resource Officer at William Wirt Middle School,” PGCPS tweeted Wednesday morning. We send love to his family, department and all who knew him.”read more

Culottes sound like a trend that sprung out of nowhere. But is one of those 1970s trends that found its way back into the millennial avenues. They are super comfortable, incredibly chic if styled well and can be worn just about anywhere. Stylists and fashion bloggers share few tips on how to style culottes to suit your personality and preference. The professional look: Ditch your basic trousers when going for an office outing or a meeting, and choose a pair of solid culottes instead. Pair them with up with a statement blouse or a modish shirt. To complete the look go for a pair of strappy heels or ballerina flats. Also Read – Add new books to your shelfThe monsoon special: Monsoon can be a little tricky because it’s easy to step on puddles and wet the bottom of your pants. So, the best way to deal it with is by opting for high-waist ankle length culottes in dark tones. You can style these culottes with an off or cold shoulder top to keep it functional and breezy. The brunch edit: Throw in a pair of brightly coloured culottes pants, when planning to go for a sunny afternoon brunch. Team your culottes with a checkered shirt, hat, sunglasses and sneakers to get the effortless chic look. Also Read – Over 2 hours screen time daily will make your kids impulsiveBreak the monotony at work: It’s easy to fall into a routine and keep rotating among your basic formal trousers for work. Culottes are here to change that. You can create an effortless Casual Friday look for work with a pair of culottes. All you need to do is, team it up with a tucked in shirt and a pair of block heels. A sleek messenger bag would be the perfect accessory for this outfit.The vacation look: A fun pair of culottes is a must for your vacation style. Doing rounds these days in culottes is an overlap silhouette that tends to give the illusion of a skirt. You can style those with your favourite text T-shirt knotted in the front and a pair of mules. Fanny packs are trending these days and have rapidly gone from uncool to the ‘it’ accessory. So team one with your culottes on your vacation.For a Sunday brunch: Culottes were probably born exclusively for Sundays. They are comfortable and laid back enough to gel with your weekend vibes. So for your next brunch date, team a pastel colour culottes with a floral top and a pair of fringed earrings. A pair of wedges would give you the perfect relaxed look.read more

The Nautical Channel in Russia is changing its name to Morskoj (The Sea). The channel, which launched in the country in 2013 is available in Russia on the TV services of Megafon, Beeline, Rostelecom, Orion Express, MTC and TTK. It is also available via SPB TV’s service and on iOS platforms.Nautical Channel, which launched in 2011, is available in 30 countries internationally in English, French, German, Italian and Russian language versions.